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war-ravaged syria is sounding an alarm over growing food shortages. bread essential to the diet. 70% ofheir bread needs are not being met president as said is assad deliberately targeting the fo chain targeting delivery vans, sending up food prices. we have the former ambassador to to robert hunter. welcome to the show, ambassador hunter. we appreciate your time here. >> good to be with you. memelissa: i thought a lot of facts were disturbing and shocking not more so than anything else going on in syria. land is noteing farmed because of shell fire. there is lack of fertilizer. tanks have deliberately destroyed the irrigation canals and the army i stopping workers from getting to the lnd to farm it. so obviously this is extremely deliberate. >> yeah. this is a full-blown civil war being conducted by the government side by one of brutas we've seen in the middle east, you know, over the last 30 or 40 years. the father of the current president, for example, gassed an entire village and wiped them out about 35 years ago. so this individual who people thou
war-ravaged syria is sounding an alarm over growing food shortages. bread essential to the diet. 70% ofheir bread needs are not being met president as said is assad deliberately targeting the fo chain targeting delivery vans, sending up food prices. we have the former ambassador to to robert hunter. welcome to the show, ambassador hunter. we appreciate your time here. >> good to be with you. memelissa: i thought a lot of facts were disturbing and shocking not more so than anything else...
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them into syria to fight and to help before there was an attitude and this is creating more destruction and divisions among the civilians are massive and there's huge destruction that is ongoing and that is that is really deplorable and that doesn't show that this is anything or this is going anywhere this is really a lot of softening you have now hundreds of thousands of their food sitting in their fiji's this is going to be a problem that's going to be amplified in the in the future unfortunately thanks very much indeed for your perspective on the developments there when i shall be joining me live from beirut political analyst thank you. israel's prime minister has defied international criticism and is pushing through settlement expansion in the occupied west bank he's looking at the possibility for a halt felson homes in two more settlements on top of the controversial fifteen hundred in east jerusalem which already have the initial go ahead benjamin netanyahu called jerusalem the eternal capital saying israelis should be united there the palestinians want east jerusalem to be the ca
them into syria to fight and to help before there was an attitude and this is creating more destruction and divisions among the civilians are massive and there's huge destruction that is ongoing and that is that is really deplorable and that doesn't show that this is anything or this is going anywhere this is really a lot of softening you have now hundreds of thousands of their food sitting in their fiji's this is going to be a problem that's going to be amplified in the in the future...
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well across the border with syria want to slay records there's a storm brewing in the middle east and it's leaving a chill in the hearts of most israelis say what you might about the arab spring it poses an obvious problem for television zaman and so we've seen just a few weeks ago. plenty of missiles falling on israel form a radical. regime and we see. already the beginning of may be attrition war in the golan heights we see plenty of the angels in the mediterranean sea israel's backyard has become a lot more dangerous in the last two years weapons from libya are leaking across borders and landing in the hands of unknown militant groups the trouble ahead is symbolized by the muslim brotherhood sweep to power in egypt from this rally in june an ominous promise by the movement to make sure i'm not the capital of the middle. brief for weapons money and supplies from egypt into the gaza strip we will see egyptian volunteers going into the gaza strip to fight that's the minimum moving up from there the possibility of egypt israel war is by no means impossible but it was democracy that bro
well across the border with syria want to slay records there's a storm brewing in the middle east and it's leaving a chill in the hearts of most israelis say what you might about the arab spring it poses an obvious problem for television zaman and so we've seen just a few weeks ago. plenty of missiles falling on israel form a radical. regime and we see. already the beginning of may be attrition war in the golan heights we see plenty of the angels in the mediterranean sea israel's backyard has...
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morning that chief foreign correspondent ringle engel and three coworkers were released unharmed in syria where they have been covering the civil war. the network kept the abduction under wraps out of concern for the journalist's safety. the identity of the kidnappers and motives run known. >>> time now is 4:37. why don't we get a check on the weather? >> yes, lawrence is off doing some weather-related duties and this morning we have our ace elizabeth -- >> that's what you think. >> what's going on? this is new. see what you miss? new for all of us. i'm not sure what's going on. maybe it's the cold weather. it's a special weather music because we are waking up to temperatures anywhere from 10 to 20 degrees cooler than yesterday. check out the 30s up in the north bay. we are talking 39 degrees in santa rosa, 36 degrees in napa. so yeah, you will definitely want to bundle up if you are heading off to work or wherever you're off to this morning. we have this area of low pressure. it's bringing some cold breezy conditions to the bay area. for the most part the rain has moved east. lingering s
morning that chief foreign correspondent ringle engel and three coworkers were released unharmed in syria where they have been covering the civil war. the network kept the abduction under wraps out of concern for the journalist's safety. the identity of the kidnappers and motives run known. >>> time now is 4:37. why don't we get a check on the weather? >> yes, lawrence is off doing some weather-related duties and this morning we have our ace elizabeth -- >> that's what you...
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there are reports coming out of syria of ongoing skirmishes between pro and anti government groups at a refugee camp for palestinians in the south of damascus and follows claims that free syrian army rebels had seized full control of the compound attitudes towards the syrian government are split inside the camp fighting has raged on for several days and most of the refugees had to be moved to lebanon because of the escalating violence. now one russian an american and a canadian will blast off tomorrow from kazakhstan to join three other astronauts on the international space station a roman the roman think tom marshburn and chris hadfield will take their places in the soyuz t.m.a. rocket it's already been moved out of its hangar and put on a launch pad other stories spacecraft is now the only vehicle able to carry astronauts to the space station nasa has been actively engaging private companies in space exploration lately with none so far able to out run government backed programs. the reputation of britain's prison system is taking a tumble with reports showing jails have become a rev
there are reports coming out of syria of ongoing skirmishes between pro and anti government groups at a refugee camp for palestinians in the south of damascus and follows claims that free syrian army rebels had seized full control of the compound attitudes towards the syrian government are split inside the camp fighting has raged on for several days and most of the refugees had to be moved to lebanon because of the escalating violence. now one russian an american and a canadian will blast off...
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show this, our colleague, richard engle and his crew are safe this morning after escaping gunmen in syria. they were held for five days before they were freed following a gun fight between the kidnappers and rebel forces in syria. they appeared on the "today" show this morning just hours after they release. here is a bit of the story. >> we were driving in syria about five days ago in wa we thought was a rebel-controlled area. we were with some of the rebels. and as we were moving down the road, a group of gunmen just literally jumped ott of the trees and bushes on the side of the road. there were probably 15 gunmen. they were wearing ski masks. they were heavily armed. they dragged ussous of the car. they had a container truck positioned waiting by the side of the road. they put us into that container truck. we were with some gun men, some rebels who were escorting us. they executed one of them on the spot. then they took us to a series of safe houses and interrogation places. and they kept us blindfolded, bound. we weren't physically beaten or tortured. it was a lot of psychological tor
show this, our colleague, richard engle and his crew are safe this morning after escaping gunmen in syria. they were held for five days before they were freed following a gun fight between the kidnappers and rebel forces in syria. they appeared on the "today" show this morning just hours after they release. here is a bit of the story. >> we were driving in syria about five days ago in wa we thought was a rebel-controlled area. we were with some of the rebels. and as we were...
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a well known war correspondent abducted in syria. what happened it to richard engle and his crew. >> holiday tragedy days before christmas. a baltimore county family loses everything in a house fire. >> chilly weather moving this way. stick around for the updated weather forecast. ,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> it is maybely clear, 47 degrees in central maryland right now. the complete first warning forecast is coming up. >>> a fast moving fire in dundalk leaves a family of six homeless tonight. as mike schuh reports, a quick thinking maybe may have prevented it from being worse. >> reporter: here's what it sounds like when firefighters must evacuate this burning home. that horn confirmed what bystanders feared. this fire in dundalk was dangerous, big, and getting worse. >> there was a call for a mayday but it was a mistake. the firefighter was in the rear of the building. nobody knew where he was. they found him. it was okay. >> reporter: when it started two kids were home alone watching tv. luckily, neighbor ed hurley was out walking his dog. >>
a well known war correspondent abducted in syria. what happened it to richard engle and his crew. >> holiday tragedy days before christmas. a baltimore county family loses everything in a house fire. >> chilly weather moving this way. stick around for the updated weather forecast. ,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> it is maybely clear, 47 degrees in central maryland right now. the complete first warning forecast is coming up. >>> a fast moving fire in dundalk leaves a family of six...
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they were inside northern syria. at one point who were holding them had his entire crew in the back of a minivan. they were moving to one location and another. that was when there was rebel check point they happened upon. that is where the firefight happened that eventually freed engel. everyone got out of the van. he said they need help. the rebels got them inside of turkey inside the safe zone. five days of captivity. not every story inside syria with journalists end up this way. five journalists are killed. one american missing inside of syria as the situation continues to deteriorate. the latest video coming out of syria shows the momentum may have flipped. used to be the government hunting the rebels. now it is the rebels hunting the government. the government moved into much more defensive positions and are beginning to hunker down where the rebels are coming out of an insurgency-based warfare, better armed, better equipped and coordinated and being able to attack a number of government positions. still they ha
they were inside northern syria. at one point who were holding them had his entire crew in the back of a minivan. they were moving to one location and another. that was when there was rebel check point they happened upon. that is where the firefight happened that eventually freed engel. everyone got out of the van. he said they need help. the rebels got them inside of turkey inside the safe zone. five days of captivity. not every story inside syria with journalists end up this way. five...
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our colleague richard engel and his team are free after a dramatic firefight in syria where they had been kidnapped and held for five days. >> they kept us blindfolded, bound. we weren't physically beaten or tortured. a lot of psychological torture. they made us choose which one of says would be shot first and when we refused, there were mock shootings. >> we will have more on their harrowing escape coming up. >>> classes for other students are resuming in newtown for the first time since friday's deadly school massacre. as two more young victims are laid to rest today. in washington is the momentum for gun control finally building? house democratic leader nancy pelosi called for a ban on assault magazines like those used to kill the 27 victims in connecticut. >> why is it that somebody needs a magazine with 20 shots in it and have 40 lives at risk? >> we'll talk exclusively with nancy pelosi about what can be done to control guns. and, of course, the looming fiscal cliff. speaker boehner today turns to his plan b. >> our plan b would protect american taxpayers who make $1 million or
our colleague richard engel and his team are free after a dramatic firefight in syria where they had been kidnapped and held for five days. >> they kept us blindfolded, bound. we weren't physically beaten or tortured. a lot of psychological torture. they made us choose which one of says would be shot first and when we refused, there were mock shootings. >> we will have more on their harrowing escape coming up. >>> classes for other students are resuming in newtown for the...
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foreign ministry says they're doing everything possible to secure the release the armed opposition in syria also claims to have control of a palestinian refugee camp in the capital which was earlier show by government rule planes damascus said the camp was assisting terrorists hundreds of palestinian refugees and now fleeing to neighboring lebanon. more world news making the headlines this hour violence returned to belfast in northern ireland overnight this time protesters wrapped in union flags stormed the local council meeting chanting sectarian abusive councillors and made threats to members of a nonsectarian alliance party loyalist saying it was sparked two weeks ago over a decision to end the century old tradition of flying britain's union flag over city hall three hundred sixty five days a year. in cairo thousands of marched to the presidential palace in protest against the constitutional charter viewed as discriminatory following the first stage of the referendum egypt's justice ministry has ordered an investigation into alleged appalling violations and the results show the islamic l
foreign ministry says they're doing everything possible to secure the release the armed opposition in syria also claims to have control of a palestinian refugee camp in the capital which was earlier show by government rule planes damascus said the camp was assisting terrorists hundreds of palestinian refugees and now fleeing to neighboring lebanon. more world news making the headlines this hour violence returned to belfast in northern ireland overnight this time protesters wrapped in union...
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. >>> freedom for a network reporter and a crew after being held captive in syria. vic in the newsroom with a dramatic escape. >> richard engle and his crew disappeared last week before crossing into syria from turkey. engle believes his kidnappers were a shiite militia group. a dozen gunmen dragged them from their cars. they were subject to mock executions during their five days of captivity. >>> the syrian government tightly controls the movements of foreign journalists. so many sneak into the country. >> the e-mail which triggered the resignation of david petraeus will nettled charges against his mistress. the justice department department dropped their investigation of paul a broad well. her affair was exposed in a series of e-mails to joe kelly. in those e-mails she warned kelly to stay away from petraeus. he resigned in november after their extramarital affair came public. >>> a push to make easy bake ovens for boys heats up. jessica kartalija explains. >> girls aren't the only ones who are supposed to cook. is in the message we want to send to our youth? >> r
. >>> freedom for a network reporter and a crew after being held captive in syria. vic in the newsroom with a dramatic escape. >> richard engle and his crew disappeared last week before crossing into syria from turkey. engle believes his kidnappers were a shiite militia group. a dozen gunmen dragged them from their cars. they were subject to mock executions during their five days of captivity. >>> the syrian government tightly controls the movements of foreign...
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an american journalist released after five days in captivity in syria. we've got brand new details on that. >> the last five days were very difficult. we're very happy to be out. we're very happy to be back in turkey. we love being here. we love this country. we appreciate all the help. the last five days, some days we would rather forget ♪ [ male announcer ] the way it moves. the way it cleans. everything about the oral-b power brush is simply revolutionary. oral-b power brushes oscillate, rotate and even pulsate to gently loosen and break up that sticky plaque with more brush movements than manual brushes and even up to 50% more than leading sonic technology brushes for a superior clean. oral-b power brushes. go to oralb.com for the latest offers. bill: here we go, now. the first official review of the terrorist attack in benghazi, libya, said to be complete. this comes days before the hearings began on capitol hill. hillary clinton will not testify for now. said to be recovering from that concussion. john bolton, former u.s. ambassador to the u.n. a
an american journalist released after five days in captivity in syria. we've got brand new details on that. >> the last five days were very difficult. we're very happy to be out. we're very happy to be back in turkey. we love being here. we love this country. we appreciate all the help. the last five days, some days we would rather forget ♪ [ male announcer ] the way it moves. the way it cleans. everything about the oral-b power brush is simply revolutionary. oral-b power brushes...
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they were in northwestern syria, traveling with rebels. at one point more than a dozen armed gunmen, richard engel, said ambushed them and took them into custody, threw them in the back of a pickup truck and drove them to a location. they were blindfolded. they were bound for several days. they were subjected to mock executions. they went through really a terrible time. and this is part of what richard told his colleagues on the "today" show, a few hours ago, about what they went through while they were in captivity. let's listen. >> and they took us to a series of safe houses and interrogation places. and they kept us blindfolded, bound. we weren't physically beaten or tortured. it was a lot of psychological torture. threats of being killed. they made us choose which one of us would be shot first. when we refused, there were mock shootings. they pretended to shoot ghazi several times. when you're blindfolded, and then they fired the gun up in the air. it can be very traumatic experience. and at end of this, we were being moved to yet anot
they were in northwestern syria, traveling with rebels. at one point more than a dozen armed gunmen, richard engel, said ambushed them and took them into custody, threw them in the back of a pickup truck and drove them to a location. they were blindfolded. they were bound for several days. they were subjected to mock executions. they went through really a terrible time. and this is part of what richard told his colleagues on the "today" show, a few hours ago, about what they went...
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first issues the vice president of syria told a lebanese newspaper he does not think his military can defeat the rebels. that the assad regime may be planning some sort of exit strategy. pro-government forces have been battling rebel forces for nearly two years. human rights activists claim more than 40,000 people have died. the latest concern has been whether the syrian military would use chemical weapons on its own people in a last ditch effort to stay in power. but today syria's ambassador to the united nations warned that the rebels might try using chemical weapons and then blame the government in an attempt to gain more support. >>> egypt is bracing for widespread protests tomorrow against the country's new pot and its newly drafted constitution. demonstrations raged on against mohammed morsi. opponents claim he tried to make himself a dictator by granting himself near absolute power. over the weekend, voters passed the new constitution with 57% of the ballot. if passed if an upcoming vote, his ally also have sweeping new powers. protesters claim the vote was full of irregulariti
first issues the vice president of syria told a lebanese newspaper he does not think his military can defeat the rebels. that the assad regime may be planning some sort of exit strategy. pro-government forces have been battling rebel forces for nearly two years. human rights activists claim more than 40,000 people have died. the latest concern has been whether the syrian military would use chemical weapons on its own people in a last ditch effort to stay in power. but today syria's ambassador...
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and he had been inside syria before. he and his crew were grabbed after crossing into northwest syria last thursday. there had been no communication with them, no contact, no ransom demands. they were thrown in the back of a truck, bound and blindfolded, although, not physically harmed. then, yesterday, the captors were moving them to a new location, they were stopped at a rebel checkpoint. there was a confrontation. and then, the firefight broke out. in that firefight, two of the captors were killed and several others escaped. but richard and his crew were rescued. the syrian rebels then drove him to the border to safety. all are in good health, fortunately. george? >> thank goodness for that. what do we know about the group that took them hostage? >> we know very little about the group. but they were not believed to be loyal to the assad regime, nor were those who rescued him. there's so many rebel groups in that area. this was kept quiet because richard is a very high-profile reporter. and they did not want to increas
and he had been inside syria before. he and his crew were grabbed after crossing into northwest syria last thursday. there had been no communication with them, no contact, no ransom demands. they were thrown in the back of a truck, bound and blindfolded, although, not physically harmed. then, yesterday, the captors were moving them to a new location, they were stopped at a rebel checkpoint. there was a confrontation. and then, the firefight broke out. in that firefight, two of the captors were...
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. >> richard engel and his crew are safe after they were kidnapped and held inside syria for five days. >> i hope we can laugh tonight after a horrible weekend. i just want the people in connecticut to know that we do not take what you're going through lightly and we are thinking about you here a lot, all of us. >>> welcome to "cbs this "cbs this morning." students are going back to students are g school today in newtown, connecticut, except for the boyse boys and girls of sandy hook elementary.elementary. their new school at a nearby is town is not ready yet. >>> investigators are still . trying to figure out what led to this massacre.acre. jeff gore is inlor is in newtown, connecticut, where two victims were laid to rest monday morning. >> reporter: good morning to you and good morning to your viewers in the west.n connecticu one week this week will be full of funerals and wakes. friday's in connecticut on monday the first two funerals were held for the victims of friday's 6-year-old shooting, 6-year-old noah pozner 6- and 6-year-old jack pinto. the state's and lieutenant ed one of t
. >> richard engel and his crew are safe after they were kidnapped and held inside syria for five days. >> i hope we can laugh tonight after a horrible weekend. i just want the people in connecticut to know that we do not take what you're going through lightly and we are thinking about you here a lot, all of us. >>> welcome to "cbs this "cbs this morning." students are going back to students are g school today in newtown, connecticut, except for the boyse...
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the network announced this morning that richard engel and three coworkers were released unharmed in syria. nbc had kept the abduction under wraps out of concern for his safety. the identities of the kidnappers and their motives are still unknown. >>> here we are 7 minutes after 5:00 on this tuesday morning. lawrence is on assignment today. and standing in the hardest working woman in showbiz, ladies and gentlemen, here's elizabeth with the latest. >> guess where she is going to be today! [ laughter ] >> yeah, we're in the weather center today. and so far, the biggest story is that the temperature is really cold outside. temperatures are on average about 10 degrees cooler than what we saw yesterday. check out the north bay readings. 38 degrees in santa rosa. 40 in concord. 42 in livermore. so yeah, as you step outside you'll really notice the difference. it's because of an area of low pressure bringing cold breezy conditions for the most part the rain that we saw yesterday having moved east. we could still see a few lingering showers mainly along the coast. the real rain returns later this
the network announced this morning that richard engel and three coworkers were released unharmed in syria. nbc had kept the abduction under wraps out of concern for his safety. the identities of the kidnappers and their motives are still unknown. >>> here we are 7 minutes after 5:00 on this tuesday morning. lawrence is on assignment today. and standing in the hardest working woman in showbiz, ladies and gentlemen, here's elizabeth with the latest. >> guess where she is going to...
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richard engle says he believes the gunmen who kidnapped him in syria or from any militia group loyal to the syrian government and that the captors were talking openly about their loyalty to the government. he said his captors executed at least one of this rebel escorts on the spot at the time they were taken. they were freed yesterday. the center for american progress is naming lawrence summers as a distinguished senior fellow. he will work with the economic policy team. he took office as the 27 president of harvard university. he is director of a center for business and government. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. [video clip] >> i did not conduct a survey of gun owners. i found that very often the reaction -- your way of thinking before and after you have a gun is very different. any law-abiding gun owner realizes when he has a gun that is a huge responsibility. if use this weapon wrongly, you can dig yourself into legal trouble and cause unnecessary misery and death even to people .ou didn't intend to do harm to it makes you very careful. it would make peopl
richard engle says he believes the gunmen who kidnapped him in syria or from any militia group loyal to the syrian government and that the captors were talking openly about their loyalty to the government. he said his captors executed at least one of this rebel escorts on the spot at the time they were taken. they were freed yesterday. the center for american progress is naming lawrence summers as a distinguished senior fellow. he will work with the economic policy team. he took office as the...
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. >> a reporter and his crew held for five days in syria have been freed. nbc news says is the chief foreign correspondent, richard engel, is safe, and harmed at now out of the country. the network says they disappeared shortly after crossing into northwest syria from turkey on thursday. he is says that they were finally freed monday a fire fight at a checkpoint manned by rebel fighters, which they ran into as they were being moved. nbc says that while the crew was missing, there was no claim of responsibility, no contact with the capers and no request for ransom. >> hawaii's senator daniel enna-way has died. he died of respiratory complications and washington area hospitals. if the 88 year old was the longest serving senator. he spent 50 years in the senate and was a medal of honor recipient. according to be in na wheys office his last word was " aloha". >> we will be right back. >> in the wake of the deadly connecticut elementary school shooting, we are hearing more stories of courage and heroism. gene rosen lives near the school in newtown. friday mornin
. >> a reporter and his crew held for five days in syria have been freed. nbc news says is the chief foreign correspondent, richard engel, is safe, and harmed at now out of the country. the network says they disappeared shortly after crossing into northwest syria from turkey on thursday. he is says that they were finally freed monday a fire fight at a checkpoint manned by rebel fighters, which they ran into as they were being moved. nbc says that while the crew was missing, there was no...
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to get assault weapons off their streets, and our friend and colleague richard engel safely out of syria. a lot coming up next. andrea richel reports. stay with us. with scottrader streaming quotes, any way you want. fully customize it for your trading process -- from thought to trade, on every screen. and all in real time. which makes it just like having your own trading floor, right at your fingertips. [ rodger ] at scottrade, seven dollar trades are just the start. try our easy-to-use scottrader streaming quotes. it's another reason more investors are saying... [ all ] i'm with scottrade. is the same frequent heartburn treatment as prilosec otc. now with a fancy coating that gives you a burst of wildberry flavor. now why make a flavored heartburn pill? because this is america. and we don't just make things you want, we make things you didn't even know you wanted. like a spoon fork. spray cheese. and jeans made out of sweatpants. so grab yourself some new prilosec otc wildberry. [ male announcer ] one pill each morning. 24 hours. zero heartburn. satisfaction guaranteed or your money ba
to get assault weapons off their streets, and our friend and colleague richard engel safely out of syria. a lot coming up next. andrea richel reports. stay with us. with scottrader streaming quotes, any way you want. fully customize it for your trading process -- from thought to trade, on every screen. and all in real time. which makes it just like having your own trading floor, right at your fingertips. [ rodger ] at scottrade, seven dollar trades are just the start. try our easy-to-use...
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the chief foreign correspondent for nbc news, richard engel, has escaped from kidnappers in northern syria. he and his crew said they were dragged from their car on thursday by gunman supporting the assad regime. they escaped last night when their captors became engaged in a firefight with rebel forces. engel spoke in turkey today, flanked by two of his crew. we're very happy to be out. we're very happy to be back in turkey. we love being here. we love this country. we appreciate all the help. the last five days are days that we would rather forget. if you can understand, we just came out now. we haven't even left yet. we're very tired. >> holman: engel said he and his colleagues were kept bound and blindfolded, and subjected to mock executions. it was unclear whether all of the crew members escaped. five people working with a u.n. polio vaccination campaign in pakistan were shot to death today, possibly as part of a taliban campaign. a sixth worker was killed a day earlier. we have a report narrated by lindsey hilsum of independent television news. >> reporter: they were trying to prevent
the chief foreign correspondent for nbc news, richard engel, has escaped from kidnappers in northern syria. he and his crew said they were dragged from their car on thursday by gunman supporting the assad regime. they escaped last night when their captors became engaged in a firefight with rebel forces. engel spoke in turkey today, flanked by two of his crew. we're very happy to be out. we're very happy to be back in turkey. we love being here. we love this country. we appreciate all the help....
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richard engel and several coworkers were abducted last week in syria where they have been covering the civil war for nbc. engel says there were more than a dozen armed kidnappers who support the regime of president obama bashar assad. he said that he and his colleagues were blindfolded and threatened with mock executions before the -- before they managed to escape. >> the top tech trends in the new year. donald bell joins us in the studio from cnet. >> and the market just opened about 10 minutes ago. let's take a quick look at the recall numbers here. so far it's looking so good. coming up we'll get an update from kcbs moneywatch reporter jason brooks. ,,,,,, look at you guys with your fancy-schmancy u-verse high speed internet. you know, in my day you couldn't just start streaming six ways to sunday. you'd get knocked off. and sometimes, it took a minute to download a song. that's sixty seconds, for crying out loud. we know how long a minute is! sitting, waiting for an album to download. i still have back problems. you're only 14 and a half. he doesn't have back problems. you kids hav
richard engel and several coworkers were abducted last week in syria where they have been covering the civil war for nbc. engel says there were more than a dozen armed kidnappers who support the regime of president obama bashar assad. he said that he and his colleagues were blindfolded and threatened with mock executions before the -- before they managed to escape. >> the top tech trends in the new year. donald bell joins us in the studio from cnet. >> and the market just opened...
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a news crew kidnapped in syria held captive for five days. there are new developments and we have the very latest next. >> plus, we haven't seen this young man in a while. he is john wall. he hits the jim wall. gym. >> as we head to the break, a live look outside. the latest weather and traffic from tucker and julie coming up next. it's 7:10. 7:10. >>> checking world headlines now, nbc says chief foreign corespondent has been released safely after being held captive for five days. no word on who the kidnappers are. richard angle and his team were reporting on the civil war when they were abducted last wednesday. they were freed yesterday. they are now out of the country. >> also from the middle east, the president of iraq in the hospital today. as doctor say he had a stroke. his medical team is trying to stabilize but not decided if he should be flown to another country for treatment. >> clean up continues on the island of fiji after a cyclone blew through ripping roofs off of homes. winds reached more than 160 miles per hour. no deaths were
a news crew kidnapped in syria held captive for five days. there are new developments and we have the very latest next. >> plus, we haven't seen this young man in a while. he is john wall. he hits the jim wall. gym. >> as we head to the break, a live look outside. the latest weather and traffic from tucker and julie coming up next. it's 7:10. 7:10. >>> checking world headlines now, nbc says chief foreign corespondent has been released safely after being held captive for...
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. >>> tv reporter richard engle is free after five years in syria. the nbc news chief correspondent and members of his production cree were seized and blind folded on the syrian/turkey border thursday. they were set free on monday after a fire-fight between kidnappers and rebel forces. all the hostages were unharmed. >> and one of his colleagues says hawaii senator daniel inouye was the type of american america has always been grateful for. he died at walter reed army medical center after a short illness. he served in congress for 50 years. he lost his right arm fighting the germans. 55 years later he was awarded the medal of honor. he became well known for his roles in investigating watergate in the iran contra scandal. daniel inouye, a great man, was 88 years old. >>> time to show headlines from around the globe. "the charleston post and courier" shows that jim scott will be the south's first black senator in modern times. south carolina's governor, nikki haley, who appointed scott, says she chose him for his conservative values. scott will face an
. >>> tv reporter richard engle is free after five years in syria. the nbc news chief correspondent and members of his production cree were seized and blind folded on the syrian/turkey border thursday. they were set free on monday after a fire-fight between kidnappers and rebel forces. all the hostages were unharmed. >> and one of his colleagues says hawaii senator daniel inouye was the type of american america has always been grateful for. he died at walter reed army medical...
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you and your team have been throughout syria. what clues were you getting along the way about what they wanted? >> yeah, i think i have a very good idea of who they were. this was a group known as the shabiha. this is a government militia. they are loyal to president assad. they are shiite. they were talking openly about their loyalty to the government, openly expressing their shia faith. they are trained by iranian revolutionary guard. they are allied with hezbollah. we were told that they wanted to exchange us for four iranian agents and two lebanese people and other members had been captured by the rebels, they captured us nin order to carry out this exchange. that's what they were hoping to do. they were going to bring us to a hezbollah stronghold inside syria right now. we were on our way there when we ran into this rebel check point. and we had this escape and freedom. >> and richard, i know you are all very experienced. but i wonder how you are feeling this morning, how you're doing, and how you're processing what must hav
you and your team have been throughout syria. what clues were you getting along the way about what they wanted? >> yeah, i think i have a very good idea of who they were. this was a group known as the shabiha. this is a government militia. they are loyal to president assad. they are shiite. they were talking openly about their loyalty to the government, openly expressing their shia faith. they are trained by iranian revolutionary guard. they are allied with hezbollah. we were told that...
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richard angle and his crew freed after being kidnapped and held captive in syria for five days. they were driving in what they thought was rebel-controlled area when a group of 15 gunmen wearing ski masks jumped out and pulled them out of their car. they put the three men in a truck and blindfolded them. they threatened to kill them over and over again, pretended to shoot them. firing the gun into the air. the three men were eventually freed by rebels. they just arrived safe flee turkey. here is angle in his own words. >> we were driving in syria, about five days ago in what we thought was a rebel-controlled area. we were with some of the rebels and as we were moving down the road, a group of gunmen just literally jumped out of the trees and bushes on the side of the road. there were probably 15 gunmen. they were wearing ski masks, heavily armed. they dragged us out of the car. they had a container truck positioned waiting by the side of the road. they put us into that container truck. we were with some gunmen, rebels who were escorting us. they executed one on the. so then took
richard angle and his crew freed after being kidnapped and held captive in syria for five days. they were driving in what they thought was rebel-controlled area when a group of 15 gunmen wearing ski masks jumped out and pulled them out of their car. they put the three men in a truck and blindfolded them. they threatened to kill them over and over again, pretended to shoot them. firing the gun into the air. the three men were eventually freed by rebels. they just arrived safe flee turkey. here...
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from financial regulation, iran getting a nuclear bomb, civil war in syria, fraud on wall street, destruction of medicare and medicaid. there are real issues here. having been a governor, i know that trade-offs are tough. things everyday exploding around the world that leave no shortage for exciting conversations. i want our viewer to understand why things have happened. at the end of the show, you know what has happened, why its happened and more importantly, what's going to happen tomorrow. >> bill: to find out more about the teamsters and what they're up to today, go to teamster.org. the center for american progress, great organization, thank god we've got them here. great liberal think tank in the nation's capital head of the action fund for american progress tom perriello former congressman from the state of virginia. planned to be in studio with us this morning but traffic and accidents sometimes get in the way. so tom perriello joins us from his car. stuck somewhere on the streets of our nation's capital. hey, tom good to talk to you. >> good to talk to you. my apologies, we clearly ne
from financial regulation, iran getting a nuclear bomb, civil war in syria, fraud on wall street, destruction of medicare and medicaid. there are real issues here. having been a governor, i know that trade-offs are tough. things everyday exploding around the world that leave no shortage for exciting conversations. i want our viewer to understand why things have happened. at the end of the show, you know what has happened, why its happened and more importantly, what's going to happen tomorrow....
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involvement in syria beyond enforcing a no-fly zone, and what would be the u.s. response to those conditions? >> well, as you know the effort has been an international effort to try to bring as much pressure on syria to gets a sad to step down -- to get assad to step down. our primary effort has been dedicated to three areas. number one, to try to provide, obviously, humanitarian relief to the large number of refugees both in turkey and in jordan, and we are doing that. we're providing significant humanitarian relief to try to assist those who have tried to escape the terrible tragedy in syria. secondly, to try to maintain control over the cbw sites and try to monitor those sites to insure that they do not fall into the wrong hands. so working with other countries in the region, we are making an effort to monitor that situation and to insure that that does not happen. it's a result of that monitoring that we were able to issue a very clear warning to syria not to take the step to make use of any of this cbw, or there would be serious consequences, and we still st
involvement in syria beyond enforcing a no-fly zone, and what would be the u.s. response to those conditions? >> well, as you know the effort has been an international effort to try to bring as much pressure on syria to gets a sad to step down -- to get assad to step down. our primary effort has been dedicated to three areas. number one, to try to provide, obviously, humanitarian relief to the large number of refugees both in turkey and in jordan, and we are doing that. we're providing...
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their hezbollah branch, may be seeking political asylum in one of these countries as the situation in syria continues to rapidly deteriorate. mr. speaker, we cannot allow these violent actors a safe haven to conduct their evil schemes and the presence of these individuals only reaffirms the significant threat posed by iran and its proxies to the united states and to the hemisphere. h.r. 3783 requires that the secretary of state outline a u.s. governmentwide strategy to combat the aggressive actions of iran and its proxies such as hezbollah in the western hemisphere toward a comprehensive policy stance that protects the security interests of the united states. we must do everything we can to isolate iran and its proxies from sources of financial assistance in the hemisphere as well as prevent entities from possibly helping iran to evade sanctions. we must ensure that the u.s. is actively monitoring this threat and takes appropriate steps to counter the iranian regime's agenda in our hemisphere. i strongly support passage of this legislation and i look forward to the president signing it into
their hezbollah branch, may be seeking political asylum in one of these countries as the situation in syria continues to rapidly deteriorate. mr. speaker, we cannot allow these violent actors a safe haven to conduct their evil schemes and the presence of these individuals only reaffirms the significant threat posed by iran and its proxies to the united states and to the hemisphere. h.r. 3783 requires that the secretary of state outline a u.s. governmentwide strategy to combat the aggressive...
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correspondent richard engle speaking on the "today" show this morning just hours after being freed from syria where he was kidnapped and held captive for five days. engle went on to say that he and his crew were freed following a gun fight between his canter and rebel forces. we are so, so, so grateful to have him back in safe arms. >> indeed. >> indeed. >> we minded of these reporters in war zones and the risks they take. >> and it's all different now in a war zone. there are no front lines. >> right. >> no uniforms. >> exactly. >> all different. you guys have sebastian on the line and listening to his testimony, you're just reminded. anthony shadeed. these guys are heroes. >> yes, they are. up next, newtown, connecticut, begins to lay to rest the 20 children killed in friday's school shooting as more lawmakers call for stricter gun regulations. we'll discuss all this straight ahead on "morning swroe." meet the 5-passenger ford c-max hybrid. when you're carrying a lot of weight, c-max has a nice little trait, you see, c-max helps you load your freight, with its foot-activated lift gate. but
correspondent richard engle speaking on the "today" show this morning just hours after being freed from syria where he was kidnapped and held captive for five days. engle went on to say that he and his crew were freed following a gun fight between his canter and rebel forces. we are so, so, so grateful to have him back in safe arms. >> indeed. >> indeed. >> we minded of these reporters in war zones and the risks they take. >> and it's all different now in a war...